The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-15
FLORIDA.


partment at Washington.
FLORIDA
Cocoa's Messenger is now called the
Mirror.
Vegetables are being shipped in large
quantities from the Manatee river section.
The Orlando Gas Company have COM
menced work in earnest and are hard at
work laying their mains through the prin-
cipal streets and avenues.
When a few more shares are taken the
Chipola Hotel Company will begin to erect
their building at Mariana. They are in
hopes of commencing on it about Aug. l,
and have it ready to open by winter.
Whitney & Hodges, owners of the Sat
suma mills, have just sold that property and
1000 acres of land to party Of Canadian
capitalists. The consideration was SIP, 900.
The new company bought the land for the
purpose of securing the valuable cypress
timber, which they propose to saw up and
ship.
A son of George Hamilton, of Lake
Howell, was quite seriously injured by the
accidental discharge of gun a few days
ago In taking his gun out Of q boat he
pulled 1t toward himself by the barrel,
when it was discharged. At last accounts
the young man was doing well, and it is
hoped that he is not permanently injured.
j. H. Livingston has sold a part of s.
Brewers homestead on the famous Wekiwa
or Blue river, to Messrs. Van Berschot &
Barnard, of Savannah, Ga. The price paid
was Sl25 per acre. These gentlemen have
been doing the State in their line lightning
rods for the past two winters, and say they
have never seen anything to compare with
Blue Springs for beauty.
At meeting of the stockholders of the
Hillsborough Loan and Abstract Company
of Tampa, Hugh G. MacFarlane resigned as
secretary and J. A. Graham was elected to
the vacancy. W. N. Conoley and Hugh c.
MacFarlane resigned as directors and John
A and H. E, Graham were elected in their
places. The company has ordered safe de-
posit vault with 100 boxes.
Monday morning the family of John Pre-
watt, living about nine miles west of Bron-
son, put their little baby boy on a quilt near
the stove, and went out to attend to their
cattle, when a piece of fire fell from the
stove, igniting the quilt and burned the
babe to death. Mr.. Prevatt heard the
screams of the child, but did not reach it in
time to prevent the fire from burning il
fatally.
Joe Daniels, a fireman on the Tavares
Orlando and Apopka road, fell from the
Thursday evening train from Orlando when
near -lCOOutuu. ne WAS ullSoeu SilOTUly
afterward, and, on the arrival of the train
at Tavares, locomotive ran back anc
brought him to town. He was on the out
side of the tender and rolled off into a sand
bank, bruising him somewhat, but causing
no serious injuries.
A few days ago Rufus Green, lad about
IA or Is years of age, living near Neelh
Landing, was the victim of horrible acci
dent, While sitting on the front porch al
his home he was handling British bull
dog" pistol No. 80, when the only loaded
barrel in the pistol was accidentally fred
| The ball entered his right eye, knocking
that entirely out, and now remains lodgeC
| In the back of his head. He spoke only
word or two, and was senseless until las
| Monday, when he showed signs of con
| seriousness. He is the son of Mrs w. p
| Whatley, of Chipley, who was summoned
| Immediately to the bedside Of her dyinl
| son. At last accounts he was better, anC
| continues to do well
DR.. Boatright, of Madison, has curiosity
| which he secured on a recent trip Il
| Lowndes county, Ga, which, had it lived
| would have. been one of the greatest freaks
| of nature known to science. 1t is nothing
| less than kitten, or pair of kittens
| joined together, a Ia Simese twins, having
| one head, two bodies and tails, seven legs
and eight feet The bodies Join Just behind
the shoulders, and two legs protrude from
the breast where they usually came from
the feline body The hind legs and caudal
appendages occupy the places usual to the
cat tribe. The seventh leg, however, which
supports two of the feet, projects from the
back and between the junction of the bodies.
This leg seems to be about twice the size OF
the others, and il is believed that two sets OF
bones are contained in the skin which covers
it,
There is a curious specimen Of the hog
aboard the French bark Guayaquil, now
lying alongside of Palafox wharf, Pensa-
cola. About the size of a shote, he has no
tail, his bristles are much longer than those
seen on the average hog, and his ears, OF
proportionate size, are manipulated III much
the same manner as q rabbits-thrown for
ward and laid back with perfect grace. He
has teat-shaped excrescence on the back
BONE the use Of which his owners do not
know. II he was a little taller little
longer and little thinner despite the rab-
bit-working ears and the absence of a tail,
he would make fiISt-class razor back. The
brute is Of a species found in central France,
where they run wild, and are a much-sought
game by Sportsmen This fellow came from
Venezuela, and is doubtless descended from
French expectations Of the family.
Some months ago circulars were sent out
over Florida Offering Sl34 for the best ten
essays against the liquor traffic, 20 be writ
ten by the youth Of the state under 20 years
old SO many manuscripts have been sent
in, competing FOR the prizes, and SO many Of
them contain real merit that the examining
committee have taken much time in select
ing ten out Of the whole number The fol-
lowing are the names and post office ad-
dresses Of the successful competitors First
prize, S25, Miss Margaret A. Rod
ding, Ocklawaha, Fla. second prize, $40,
Miss Sollie Henderson, Kings Ferry, Fla.
third prize, as Miss Minnie l.. Birdler,
Jacksonville, Fla. fourth prize sl6, Miss
Lsura Leach, Jacksonville, Fla fifth prize,
STA Charles p Summerall, Astabula, Fla
sixth prize, Sl2, Miss Pauline zacharias,